Spatial patterns and the associated factors for breast cancer hospitalization in the rural population of Fujian Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the known increasing incidence of breast cancer in China, evidence on the spatial pattern of hospitalization for breast cancer is scarce. This study aimed to describe the disparity of breast cancer hospitalization in the rural population of Southeast China and to explore the impacts of socioeconomic factors and heavy metal pollution in soil.

Methods

This study was conducted using the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) claims data covering 20.9 million rural residents from 73 counties in Southeast China during 2015-2016. The associations between breast cancer hospitalization and socioeconomic factors and soil heavy metal pollutants were evaluated with quasi-Poisson regression models and geographically weighted Poisson regressions (GWPR).

Result

SUBMITTER: Song M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10170828 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature